Dazhu County
County in Sichuan, China
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Dazhu (Chinese: 大竹; pinyin: Dàzhú) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Dazhou city. In 2020 it had a population of 841,960 of which 383,959 in the urban area.[1][2]
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Dazhu County
大竹县 Tachu | |
|---|---|
  Dazhu Location in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 30.736°N 107.205°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Dazhou |
| Area | |
| 2,075 km2 (801 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020) | |
| 841,960 | |
| • Density | 405.8/km2 (1,051/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 383,959 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Dazhu is known for its ramie, glutinous rice and for giant timber bamboo.[3]
Administrative divisions
Dazhu is subdivided into 3 subdistricts, 23 towns and 5 townships.[4]
- Zhuyang Subdistrict (竹阳街道)
- Dongliu Subdistrict (东柳街道)
- Baita Subdistrict (白塔街道)
- Wumu Town (乌木镇)
- Tuanba Town (团坝镇)
- Yangjia Town (杨家镇)
- Qinghe Town (清河镇)
- Bailin Town (柏林镇)
- Shihe Town (石河镇)
- Zhonghua Town (中华镇)
- Shiqiaopu Town (石桥铺镇)
- Guanyin Town (观音镇)
- Zhoujia Town (周家镇)
- Shizi Town (石子镇)
- Wenxing Town (文星镇)
- Mama Town (妈妈镇)
- Gaoxue Town (高穴镇)
- Oujia Town (欧家镇)
- Miaoba Town (庙坝镇)
- Qingshui Town (清水镇)
- Yuehua Town (月华镇)
- Gaoming Town (高明镇)
- Tongjia Town (童家镇)
- Tiancheng (天城镇)
- Sihe Town (四合镇)
- Yongsheng Town (永胜镇)
- Chaoyang Township (朝阳乡)
- Anji Township (安吉乡)
- Badu Township (八渡乡)
- Yangtong Township (杨通乡)
- Chuanzhu Township (川主乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Dazhu, elevation 418 m (1,371 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
42.2 (108.0) |
39.9 (103.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
42.2 (108.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
17.0 (62.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.2 (0.76) |
22.3 (0.88) |
56.5 (2.22) |
97.2 (3.83) |
166.2 (6.54) |
197.4 (7.77) |
185.4 (7.30) |
149.3 (5.88) |
152.1 (5.99) |
116.5 (4.59) |
55.9 (2.20) |
22.5 (0.89) |
1,240.5 (48.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.1 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 15.7 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 150.1 |
| Average snowy days | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 34.1 | 47.4 | 93.5 | 131.9 | 137.2 | 135.6 | 206.7 | 205.9 | 124.2 | 77.6 | 57.7 | 33.0 | 1,284.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 11 | 15 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 48 | 51 | 34 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 28 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
